NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-default package, versions <5.14.21-150400.24.60.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES154-KERNELDEFAULT-5426267
  • published19 Apr 2023
  • disclosed18 Apr 2023

Introduced: 18 Apr 2023

CVE-2023-0394  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.4 kernel-default to version 5.14.21-150400.24.60.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-default package and not the kernel-default package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.4 relevant fixed versions and status.

A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in rawv6_push_pending_frames in net/ipv6/raw.c in the network subcomponent in the Linux kernel. This flaw causes the system to crash.

CVSS Scores

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